Associations between racial discrimination, limited English proficiency, and health-related quality of life among 6 Asian ethnic groups in California

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 888-895

  Gee, Gilbert C ^a,b   Ponce, Ninez ^b  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASIA; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77951216200     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.178012     Document Type: Article

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